#### 2.5.1

* Recorder extension improvements by @OneEyedSpaceFish. See #5177:
  * HTML layout improvements
  * Restructured tests to show nested output
  * file operation exceptions / log them without throwing exceptions
  * fix edge cases with file operations (too long wantTo, etc.)
  * the ability to automatically purge old reports (from previous runs)
  * display errors in the recorded page rather than saving it as error.png
  * the ability not to display any Unicode characters if ANSI only output is requested
  * the ability not to display any colors in output if no-colors is requested
  * the ability to change colors in the generated list based on configuration
* [Db] Made `_loadDump` unconditional like it was in 2.4. Fixed #5195 by @Naktibala
* [Db] Allows to specify more than one dump file. See #5220 by @Fenikkusu
* [WebDriver] Added `waitForElementClickable` by @FatBoyXPC 
* Code coverage: added `work_dir` config option to map remote paths to local. See #5225 by @Fenikkusu 
* [Lumen] Added Lumen 5.5+ support for getRoutes method by @lendormi
* [Yii2] Restored `getApplication()` API by @Slamdunk 
* [Yii2] Added deprecation doc to `getApplication()` by @Slamdunks
* [Doctrine2] Reloading module on reconfigure to persist new configs. See #5241 by @joelmedeiros
* [Doctrine2] Rollback all nested transactions created within test by @Dukecz
* [DataFactory] Reloading module on reconfigure to persist new configs. See #5241 by @joelmedeiros
* [Phalcon] Allows null content in response. By @Fenikkusu
* [Phalcon] Added `session` config option to override session class. By @Fenikkusu
* [Asserts] Added `expectThrowable()` method by @burned42
* Use `*.yaml` for params loading

#### 2.5.0

* [**Snapshot testing**](https://codeception.com/docs/09-Data#Testing-Dynamic-Data-with-Snapshots) introduced. Test dynamic data sets by comparing current values with previously saved ones.
* [Db] **Multi database support**. See #4857 by @eXorus
  * `amConnectedToDatabase` method added.
  * `performInDatabase` method added.
* Rerun tests in **[shuffle mode](https://codeception.com/docs/07-AdvancedUsage#Shuffle)** in the same order by setting seed value. By @SamMousa
* [PhpBrowser][Frameworks] **Breaking Change** `seeLink` now matches the end of a URL, instead of partial matching. By @Slamdunk
  * Previous: `$I->seeLink('Delete','/post/1');` matches `<a href="/post/199">Delete</a>`
  * Now: `$I->seeLink('Delete','/post/1');` does NOT match `<a href="/post/199">Delete</a>` 
* [WebDriver] Keep coverage cookies in `loadSessionSnapshot`. Fix by @rajras 
* [Yii2] Prevent null pointer exception by @SilverFire. See #5136
* [Yii2] Fixed issue with empty response stream by @SamMousa.
* [Yii2] Fixed `Too many connections` issue #4926. By @roslov
* [Yii2] Fixed #4769: `amLoggedInAs()` throws TypeError. By @SamMousa
* [Recorder Extension] Fixing recorder extension issues caused by phpunit 7.2.7 update by @OneEyedSpaceFish
* [Logger Extension] Added `codecept_log` function to write to logs from any place. Fixes #3551 by @siad007  
* [WebDriver] Report correct strict locator in error message. When `see()` and `dontSee()` are used with array selector. Fix by @Naktibalda.
* [Phalcon] Use bind for find record. See #5158 by @Joilson
* [Phalcon] Add support for nullable fields in `findRecord()` by @arjanwestdorp 
* Added `memory_limit` to `dry-run` command by @siad007. Fixes #5090
* Added ext-curl to the composer require section by @siad007
* Make `coverage: show_only_summary` configurable. See #5142 by @Quexer69
* Ensure php extension `mbstring` is available by @siad007. Fixes #4575